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EU probing OpenAI agents' takeover of German site

The European Union on Monday said it was "looking into" an incident revealed last week during which thousands of autonomous AI agents built by OpenAI defied their instructions and took over a German website. The agents -- AI programmes that work on their own, without a person guiding each step…

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Bayeux tapestry: Matilda of Flanders – the woman who was instrumental to William the Conqueror’s success

Just three women appear in the main body of the Bayeux tapestry: Edith of Wessex, shown grieving at the deathbed of her husband Edward the Confessor; the mysterious and much-debated shrouded figure named Ælfgyva; and a woman fleeing a burning building with her child. Missing from the tapestry is the…

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57 Unsettling Photos And Pictures That Made People Regret Having Eyes

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. However, without any written context, an image can look simple and innocent. Even if something looks ordinary at first glance, it doesn’t mean that it really is. Just beneath the surface, you can sometimes find a disturbing and terrifying story.…

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RollerCoaster Tycoon Is Finally Trying Something New — Can Wonderworks Recapture the Magic of the Original Games?

Atari has revealed RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks, a new theme park sim from Springloaded. Can its classic design and chaotic new physics help the series recover from RCT World?

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Campaign Against Antisemitism Calls Vandalism of Dolly Parton's Wikipedia Profile 'Utterly Despicable'

Dolly Parton's Wikipedia page was vandalised with antisemitic edits shortly after her death was confirmed, prompting swift action from Wikipedia editors and condemnation from anti-hate groups.

International Business Times UK

Crazy about castles? This interactive map lets you explore thousands of them around the world

Your next castle-filled trip could be mapped out for you with an interactive tool which pinpoints more than 7,700 castles, fortresses and palaces across 141 countries.

Euronews

Jimmy Wales: 'AI can generate answers. It still can't earn trust'

The leadership lesson of Wikipedia.

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Sam Altman 'Declared Dead' for 43 Minutes: Google Fell for Fake Wikipedia Assassination Claim

On August 12, 2026, a Google glitch falsely reported Sam Altman's death, highlighting challenges in digital accuracy. Wikipedia vandalism contributed to the false claim.

International Business Times UK

Google Search Result Falsely Declares Sam Altman Dead After Wikipedia Page Is Vandalised

Google Search briefly displayed a false death notice for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman due to a vandalised Wikipedia page. The error was quickly corrected after users flagged the misinformation.

International Business Times UK

The Most Extraordinary Solar Eclipse Photos Captured Over The Years That Changed History (15 Pics)

With today's solar eclipse drawing the attention of millions around the world, it's the perfect opportunity to look back at the extraordinary eclipses that changed the course of science and photography. For thousands of years, total solar eclipses inspired fear, myths, and religious interpretations. Many of the greatest breakthroughs in…

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Wikipedia page of Scottish Labour leadership hopeful edited just before bid confirmed

A Scottish Labour leadership candidate is facing questions after his Wikipedia page was edited to play down past controversies ....

The National (Scotland)

World Cup drives tourism: Norway benefits from Haaland and viral Viking trend

Can sporting success boost tourism and deliver tangible economic gains? Norway suggests it can: this year's World Cup brought not only social media buzz but a clear rise in travel interest.

Euronews

Woman Predicted 9/11 Twelve Years Before It Happened And That Is Not Even Her Most Unsettling Call

Baba Vanga was a blind woman living in rural Bulgaria who charged almost nothing, lived simply and spent decades telling people what was coming. Some of it was wrong. Some of it was vague enough to mean anything. And some of it was specific enough, accurate enough and early enough…

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Meet 'Zero Shadow Day', the bizarre natural optical illusion that occurs twice a year in Hawaii

You're telling me this isn't just bad Photoshop?

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Fact check: False claims target French referee after Egypt World Cup exit

Screenshots of temporary edits to François Letexier's Wikipedia page have been used to support claims that Egypt's match against Argentina was rigged.

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Frozen Body Known As “Green Boots” In Mount Everest Finally Identified After 30 Years

The body of the Mount Everest climber known as Green Boots, who lost his life about 350 metres (1,150 feet) from the summit, will finally be retrieved.

Sports Illustrated

NFL Uniform Rankings: Every Team’s 2026 Look, From Worst to Best

From traditional jerseys to modern classics, here are the teams that will look the best on the field this season. Literally.

The Conversation

What 20 million bans reveal about the strain on Wikipedia’s volunteers

This year, Wikipedia is celebrating 25 years as the internet’s encyclopedia that anyone can edit. In its first decade, the quirky experiment for passionate nerds exploded in popularity. It became a ubiquitous information resource and a homework helper for schoolkids, much to the dismay of skeptical teachers.

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35 Unsolved Mysteries That Still Don’t Have A Good Explanation

The less we know about something, the more fascinating it becomes. A missing person who vanished without a trace. A crime scene with no evidence to piece together. It makes us want to find out what really happened and come up with our own theories if no one else can.…

PC Gamer

All roads lead to philosophy, as this Wikipedia game proves

It's all footnotes to Plato, just as Whitehead said.

Tom’s Guide

A 13-word Reddit comment can trick AI search into recommending scams, researchers find

New Cornell research shows just how little it takes to poison the answers from tools like ChatGPT and Gemini — and the queries you're most likely to ask are the easiest to manipulate.

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7 Footballers Whose Off-Pitch Crimes Left The World Speechless

Here are 7 footballers whose crimes left the world speechless.

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Mysterious 1937 Painting Sparks Wild Time Travel Theories After Viewers Spot Something ‘Out Of Place’

“It does bear a rather uncanny resemblance,” a historian said about the century-old painting.

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Company Hoping To Revive Extinct Animals By Cloning Them Successfully Creates The Artificial Egg Needed To Do So

“There’s no bird on Earth today that could grow a moa embryo inside one of their eggs. So we have to come up with artificial eggs.”

The Conversation

Could it be aliens? From Cheyava Falls on Mars to exoplanet K2-18b – here’s what scientists really think

It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life. In 2025, a press release stated that we have the “strongest hints yet” of extraterrestrial life on the exoplanet K2-18b. And when talking about a collected sample from a rock named “Cheyava Falls” on Mars, Nasa Administrator…

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